Drama, controversy and ferocity abounded at Goodison Park. Throw in a last-minute twist to infuriate purists and deny Liverpool a famous victory, it was almost as though everything was back to normal at a richly entertaining Merseyside derby.
Jordan Pickford had an extraordinary afternoon – not always in a good way – and Dominic Calvert-Lewin continued his exemplary start to the season. Yet there is still a decade since Everton last won this fixture in the Premier League.
For Liverpool, there was an emphatic response to the thrashing at Villa Park. Their intensity in the opening 15 minutes was such that Everton could barely get near them.